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===Amendment 6 [trial and court protections]=== | ===Amendment 6 [trial and court protections]=== | ||
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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial,=== | In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial,=== | ||
by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. | by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. | ||
==={{#tip-text: Amendment 7|}} | === Amendment 7 [civil suits protection of jury & common law]=== | ||
'''{{#tip-text:[Amendment 7 overview]|Seventh Amendment | |||
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In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. | In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. | ||
==={{#tip-text: Amendment 8|}} | === Amendment 8 [excessive bail and limits on punishments]=== | ||
'''{{#tip-text:[Amendment 8 overview]|Eighth Amendment | |||
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Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. | Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. | ||
==={{#tip-text: Amendment 9|}} | === Amendment 9 [rights not enumerated belong to the people]=== | ||
'''{{#tip-text:[Amendment 9 overview]|Ninth Amendment | |||
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The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. | The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. | ||
==={{#tip-text: Amendment 10|}} | === Amendment 10 [powers not delegated to the Federal gov reserved to the states & the people] === | ||
'''{{#tip-text:[Amendment 10 overview]|Tenth Amendment | |||
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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people | The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people | ||